Choosing a surgeon

[Kodixx]

Gymbeau, below is a link a thread with surgeons recommended by forum members.

List the high volume implant surgeons in your state
https://www.franktalk.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26153

- Chuck

[wilsonmill]

Here are the lists of centers of excellence that the mfgs use listing the high volume physicians..

This is the AMS site

https://www.edcure.com/us/en/find-a-specialist.html

Here is the Coloplast site

https://www.coloplastmenshealth.com/find-a-physician/

Edit: I would also choose one near me in case there are complications as others have said on here.

[Gymbeau]

Clearly, I was not using the right search terms. I’m finding a wealth of information thanks to you all.

Thank you!

[Bionic_Brian]

While I think you're absolutely right about looking for a surgeon who performs these surgeries frequently, that's not possible everywhere.
For example, in my country, I don't have many choices. There's only one hospital in the Netherlands that truly has a specialized outpatient clinic for men's health, and only that hospital performs these surgeries in the Netherlands in a way that my insurance could cover.

So I didn't have a choice, and my surgeon only performs one implant a month, which also explains the rather long waiting list (I had to wait 2.5 years before it was my turn).

However... Despite his relatively few surgeries, I was healed enough to start having sex after 18 days, and now I'm completely cleared after four weeks. I don't even need to come back for checkups.

So, I'm sure it's good to consider a surgeon's experience with these surgeries, but it's not the be-all and end-all.

[SWorks17]

Gymbeau, call and see if these docs will take Tri-Care.

Dr Taj (Kambiz Tajkarimi, MD) is a high volume doc near you. You should definitely consider him.

If a short flight to NYC is possible I don’t think there is anyone better than Dr Francois Eid.

You might be surprised that they will. I had my implant done when I was 63, so Medicare wasn’t involved. When I turned 65, I’m now Tri-Care for life and Medicare.

I didn’t have to pay a dime for my implant when I was Tri-Care Prime.

SWorks

[kjcustoms]

San Diego California here. I want to add Dr. Darshan Patel in San Diego! Scheduled for surgery later this month and >200 implants/year of both AMS and COloplast.

I met with Dr. Goldstein - there's no way he still does 200+ a year, his practice is niche and now doing much more female sexual issues.

...Are the doctors listed in the Physician Finder all high volume and expertly qualified?..

The physician finder sites paint with a very broad brush. I've put together a more targeted list based on input from a surgeon who performs 200+ implants a year. This might also help if you don't want to travel far to one of the superstar mega-volume surgeons.

North Carolina
Ryan Terlecki (Winston-Salem, NC)

Georgia
Tarik Hakky (Atlanta, GA)
Sherita King (Augusta, GA)

Pennsylvania
Jay Simhan (Philadelphia, PA)

Tennessee
L. Dean Knoll (Nashville, TN)

Indiana
Alex Tatem (Indianapolis, IN)

Alabama
-Brian Christine (Homewood, AL)
(His practice maybe paused, now serving as Secretary for Health at HHS)
-Adam Baumgarten (Birmingham, AL)

California
Faysal Yafi (Southern California)
Eddie Karpman (California)
Irwin Goldstein (San Diego, CA)
Jeffrey Loh-Doyle (Los Angeles / Southern California)

Florida
Rafael Carrion (Tampa, FL)
Jonathan Beilan (Clearwater/Largo, FL)
Paul Perito (Miami / Coral Gables, FL)

Illinois
Laurence Levine (Chicago, IL)

Massachusetts
Andrew Kramer (Cape Cod / Hyannis, MA) - (Virtual Visit friendly)

Nevada
Casey McGraw (Las Vegas / Henderson, NV)
David T. Miller (Las Vegas, NV)

New York
Francois Eid (New York, NY)
Joel Hillelsohn (New York, NY)
Pedro P. Maria (Bronx, NY)

Texas
Jonathan Clavell (Houston, TX) - (Virtual Visit friendly)
Run Wang (Houston, TX)
Andrew Sun (Dallas, TX)

Utah
William Brant (Salt Lake City, UT)

Washington
Tom Walsh (Seattle, WA)
Marah Hehemann (Seattle area, WA)